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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | | + | There are three subspecies.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
| | + | *''C. a. acanthizoides'' |
| | + | **Himalayas |
| | + | *''C. a. brunnescens'' |
| | + | **Tsangpo Valley, southeastern [[Tibet]] |
| | + | *''C. a. concolor'' |
| | + | **Mountains of [[Taiwan]] |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests. | | Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests. |
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| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth. | | Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} | | {{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} |
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| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]] |
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- Cettia acanthizoides
Identification
11cm. Brown above, white or pale buff supercilium, dark eyestripe, grey-white chin and throat, buffy breast, pale yellow belly and flanks, small, very fine bill, dark above, pinkish below, dark brown iris, pink-brown feet, short tail.
Distribution
South Asia.
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies.1
- C. a. acanthizoides
- C. a. brunnescens
- Tsangpo Valley, southeastern Tibet
- C. a. concolor
Habitat
Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests.
Behaviour
Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
External Links
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